Geuddae geusaramdeul (2005)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Sang-soo Im

Writer:

Sang-soo Im (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | History

Plot:

A look at the life of President Park Chung-hee and the events leading up to his assassination.

Plot Keywords:

President | Assassination | Democracy | Corruption | General

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jae-ho Song	...	President Park Chun-hee
Suk-kyu Han	...	KCIA Chief Agent Ju
Yun-shik Baek	...	KCIA Director Kim
Won-jung Jeong	...	President's Chief Bodyguard Cha
Sang-geon Jo
Sang-ho Kim	...	KCIA Agent Jang
Byung-gil Kwun	...	President's Chief Secreatry Yang
Jae-gu Lee	...	KCIA Agent Kwon
Seong-wook Kim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dong-hun Choi	...	Army surgeon
Sang-gun Cho	...	KCIA Safehouse Caretaker Shim
Won Yung Chung
Eun-ji Jo	...	Banquet Guest
Sang-kyun Jo
Jong-jun Jung
Eung-soo Kim	...	KCIA Agent Colonel Min
Seung-wook Kim	...	KCIA Agent Won
Tae-han Kim	...	KCIA Agent Song
Yoon-ah Kim	...	Singer
Youn-a Kim

Also Known As:

The President's Last Bang (International: English title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Japanese | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Japan:PG-12 | UK:15 | France:U (with warning) | South Korea:15

Company:

MK Pictures

Trivia:

Four minutes of documentary footage in the movie was censored by the courts which claimed that it would confuse viewers who may believe this film is non-fiction. The film-makers opted to leave four minutes of black screen where the scenes were cut. The film has since been shown in its original version at the Pusan International Film Festival. The Supreme Court overruled its previous case, so the filmmakers were able to add the deleted footage.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: KCIA Director Kim at one point refers to the death of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, which occurred three years after the events depicted in the film.

Great Satire on Political Government hierarchy!

great satire. this film isn't necessarily about the assassination of a south Korean president but about the workings of how status works in a political new-world environment circa 1979. Quentin would love this film, i bet. i don't even know for sure what he thinks, but i'm gonna just say it. very funny & a great satire about the simple workings of being human. classic comedy for sure.

character development is great & the film is shot very well. no there aren't amazing fight scenes or a lot of sexy Asian nakedness... but just plain old simple character and plot and story. director did a great job. more people should see this for sure....